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Profile: British Baluchistan and Makran
An overview of the key moments from the history of interaction between the British and Baluchistan and Makran, as illustrated through the India Office Records.
Profile: British Baluchistan and Makran
A Mughal Musical Miscellany: the creation of Or. 2361
Scribal notes in a Mughal-period manuscript of fourteen musical texts shed light on its historical context and the process of its creation.
A Mughal Musical Miscellany: the creation of Or. 2361
The Prize Agents of 1857 and the Acquisition of the Delhi Collection
Certain collections within the British Library’s manuscript holdings represent dark links between Britain’s nineteenth-century colonial and military activities, and its acquisition of cultural and intellectual heritage.
The Prize Agents of 1857 and the Acquisition of the Delhi Collection
The Impact of the Napoleonic Wars in the Gulf: The Franco-Persian Alliance and Napoleon’s Threat to India
At the height of the Napoleonic Wars, Britain’s concerns over a possible French invasion of India through Persia led to its deepening intervention in the Gulf.
The Impact of the Napoleonic Wars in the Gulf: The Franco-Persian Alliance and Napoleon’s Threat to India